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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 122257
SVRMOB
ALC097-130000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0224.080712T2257Z-080713T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
557 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 551 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE TO 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SEMMES BY 610 PM CDT...
I10 AND I65 INTERSECTION BY 625 PM CDT...
MAGNOLIA GROVE GOLF COURSE BY 630 PM CDT...
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA BY 640 PM CDT...
MOBILE AIRPORT BY 655 PM CDT...
AIRPORT AND UNIVERSITY...MEDAL OF HONOR PARK...HOLLINGERS ISLAND
AND KNOLLWOOD HOSPITAL BY 700 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3067 8825 3097 8838 3065 8812 3052 8809
3051 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 330DEG 8KT 3081 8827 3065 8812

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